Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
Medicare Part B Premiums for 2009
Good news! The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium for 2009 will remain the same as it was in 2008. Click here to find out more.
Clinton: Rebuild Economy by Investing in Infrastructure and Putting Americans Back to Work
The best way for the incoming Obama administration to revive the tumbling economy is by investing in the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and its people, urged a group of economists, academics, union leaders and other experts at a conference in Washington, D.C. the week of November 10. So does Senator Hillary Clinton: in a letter she
Rail Labor Protests MBTA Plan to Buy Spanish Locomotives
In Boston, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority wants to use taxpayer funds to pay for locomotives built in Spain. The MBTA is requesting a waiver of Buy America requirements in the Federal Transit Administration statutes in order to allow locomotives to be produced overseas. The Buy America rules are included in the FTA statute to
Court Issues a Stay Temporarily Stopping DOT from Implementing Regulation Regarding Drug Test Observation
October 31, 2008—The Department of Transportation has been stopped, at least for the time being, from implementing a regulation that would require certain employees to be observed while collecting a urine specimen for drug testing. The U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia today issued a temporary stay preventing the DOT from putting the
2009 Monthly Premium Rates Determined for Health and Welfare Benefits Under the National Agreements
Premium rates for 2009 were established at the annual rate renewal meeting October 28, 2008. In his announcement, President Robert A. Scardelletti reports that he is pleased that due to “innovative changes and actions,” there will be only a modest increase in cost-sharing contributions. Read more. Posted October 31, 2008
Open Enrollment Period for UnitedHealthcare’s GA-23111 Changes to November-December 2008
During the months of November and December 2008, UnitedHealthcare will hold an open enrollment under GA-23111 for railroad employees and/or their dependents. During this open enrollment period, any individual eligible for coverage under one of the GA-23111 plans can enroll and will be accepted for coverage without any medical underwriting or requirement of good health.
Retiree Earnings Limits to Rise in 2009
Those railroad retirement annuitants subject to earnings restrictions can earn more in 2009 without having their benefits reduced, as a result of increases in earnings limits indexed to average national wage increases. Find out more.
Railroad Retirement Benefit Increases Announced for 2009
Most railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, are scheduled to increase in January 2009 on the basis of the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during the 12 months preceding October 2008. Click here for more. Posted October 29, 2008
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company Agreement of 9-2-2008
Click here to read the union agreement with the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company signed September 2, 2008.
NICTD Agreement 4-1-2008
Click here to read the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Agreement of April 1, 2008.